November 20, 2010 - by ASTD Staff
"Investment in learning and development remained steady through one of the most challenging business years in more than a decade." Despite a challenging economic environment, more than $125.88 billion was spent on learning and development in 2009. While the use of socia... More »
July 20, 2010 - by Paula Ketter
Do the words "social media" excite you or scare you? If it's the latter, then you had better find a way, quickly, to overcome your fears, because if you don't, the workplace will leave you behind. The ASTD Research report, "Transforming Learning With Web 2.0 Technologie... More »
May 20, 2010 - by Paula Ketter
The business environment in the last 16 months impedes employee productivity and learning because employees are expected to work long hours with less time for balance and rejuvenation, according to Ken Buch's feature article on page 42. That makes understanding when and... More »
April 20, 2010 - by Paula Ketter
That development - discovering and analyzing performance gaps, planning for future improvements in human performance, and designing and developing cost-effective solutions to close performance gaps - lies with middle management. Managers play a crucial role in human per... More »
March 19, 2010 - by Paula Ketter
Experts agree that enlightened leadership begets engaged employees, but as simple as that formula is, the enlightened leader is missing from many organizations. According to the Paul Harris feature on page 46, a recent DDI study found that 62 percent of employees have n... More »
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